Today's News

TELL CITY – Members of the Perry County Public Library board voted June 6 to hire John Mundy as the library’s new director after a recommendation from current director Larry Oathout and a committee. Oathout, who has been director of the library for eight years, informed board members of his resignation last month after accepting a position with the Evansville-Vanderburgh Library.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana University’s cheerleading program has selected Lindsay Kast as a member of its Crimson Cheer Squad for the 2012-13 season.

According to Julie Horine, head coach, the talent level during tryouts was outstanding. The cheer program is coming off of its most successful year ever, winning the 2012 UCA National Championship for the All-Girls Division and finishing No. 4 in Small Co-Ed.

ORLANDO – Caleb Robinson, son of former resident Jean (Hoffman) Robinson and former Rockport resident Charlie Robinson, graduated summa cum laude from Olympia High School in Orlando June 5.

Robinson was a four-year member of the drum line and was a member of the varsity water polo team. He was also a member of Mu Alpha Theta math honor society. He will attend the University of Central Florida in the fall, majoring in hospitality management and has received a Bright Futures Florida Academic Scholarship, the top award level for the state of Florida.

TELL CITY – Perry County’s Redevelopment Commission accepted in a May 30 meeting low bids for proposed repairs to the county courthouse.

As the News reported March 29, the commission voted to reroof the courthouse with the metal material called for in its original design, to make repairs to the courthouse parking lot to eliminate a drainage problem, fix another problem at the building’s front door and install canopies to provide weather protection at back doors.

BLOOMINGTON – Aaron Ross Malone has been named to the dean’s list at Indiana University for the spring 2012 semester.
Students must have a 3.7 grade-point average or above on a 4.0 point scale in order to be eligible for the dean’s list.

He is the son of Paul and Cindy Malone and a graduate of Tell City High School.

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Cadet Neil Kanneberg, son of Chris and Keith Kanneberg of Cape Girardeau, Mo., graduated from the U.S. Military Academy May 26. He is also the grandson of William and Joan Conner, and Pat Kanneberg of Tell City and the late Ken Kanneberg.

Kanneberg graduated from Notre Dame High School in 2008. While at West Point, he majored in Chinese and economics. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army within the infantry branch and will report to Fort Benning, Ga., for his first assignment.

MUNCIE – Katelyn Nicole Bryant of Tell City graduated summa cum laude from Ball State University-Miller College of Business Honors College May 5. She earn-ed a bachelor’s degree in accounting.

She has accepted a position at Ernst and Young in Louisville, Ky.
Bryant is a 2008 graduate of Tell City High School. She is the daughter of Larry and Terry Bryant and the granddaughter of Robert and Elva Dickman.

ROME – The Rome Volunteer Fire Department will host a poker run June 16. The event will start at Braunie’s Bar in Tell City with registration from 9 to 11 a.m. All bikes are to be out by 11 a.m. and in by 5 p.m. Entry fee is $15 per person or $25 per couple and includes a meal. Motorcycles, cars and pickup trucks are welcome.
There will be door prizes and half-pot drawings.
For more information, call Jerry Seifert at 836-2611, Barry Whitehead at 549-5503 or Kirk Kellems at 619-1201. In the event of bad weather, the event will be postponed until June 23.